Celebs have also backed the footie star with the likes of James Corden and Gary Lineker backing the “roly poly goalie”.

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ROLY POLY: The goalie was asked to resign from the South London club

“I took a big bite and waved it in the air towards them, but it was all in good spirit”

Wayne Shaw

Lineker said: “So Wayne Shaw, who slept on a sofa 3 nights a week at Sutton to maintain and run the place loses his job over #piegate.”

Shaw admitted he got swept away in the atmosphere and said he was disappointed to leave his £450-a-week job at the non-league club.

But he said he doesn’t hold a grudge after he was asked to resign by Sutton Chairman Bruce Elliot.

The club boss said: “If you knew the roly poly goalkeeper you probably wouldn’t be very surprised. But Wayne is a top man.

“I didn’t know anything about it. He has got himself in the papers again and the fame obviously has gone to his head a little bit, but we will soon bring him back down to earth, don’t worry about that.”